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Creamy Corn Chowder

Creamy Corn Chowder might be just the main course you are searching for. For $1.93 per serving, this recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 4 servings with 536 calories, 15g of protein, and 23g of fat each. Not a lot of people made this recipe, and 1 would say it hit the spot. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. A mixture of onion, cream, water, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the salt and pepper you could follow this main course with the Dr. Pepper Cake with Flour Cooked Frosting as a dessert. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 52%. This score is solid. Try Creamy Corn Chowder, Creamy Corn Chowder, and Creamy Corn Chowder for similar recipes.

Ingredients

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Servings:4

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4 slices

4 slices

bacon

2 cans

2 cans

canned creamed corn

340.19 g

12 oz

frozen corn

120 g

1 cup

light cream

366 g

1.5 cups

milk

1 small

1 small

potato

0.5 tsps

0.5 tsps

salt

0

0

salt and pepper

0.5

0.5

sweet onion

2.37 l

2.5 qts

water

4 slices

4 slices

bacon

2 cans

2 cans

canned creamed corn

340.19 g

12 oz

frozen corn

120 g

1 cup

light cream

366 g

1.5 cups

milk

1 small

1 small

potato

0.5 tsps

0.5 tsps

salt

0

0

salt and pepper

0.5

0.5

sweet onion

2.37 l

2.5 qts

water

Equipment

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paper towels

sauce pan

frying pan

paper towels

sauce pan

frying pan

Instructions

In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium-high heat until crispy:

Remove the bacon from the pan, drain on a paper towel and set aside.

Discard all but approximately 1 teaspoon of the grease from the saucepan.

Add chopped onion to the pan

Cook the onions in the reserved bacon grease until they begin to get soft and slightly browned. Add to the pan: potato, water, and salt.

Cover the pan and cook over medium-heat for 10-15 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. Stir in the canned corn, frozen corn, cream, and milk.

Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes. Season to taste.

Stir in the reserved bacon and serve hot with warm biscuits or corn muffins.

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Tips

Health Tips

Studies have shown people who drink full fat milk are thinner than those who drink low-fat or fat-free milk instead. Keep that in mind before you decide to swap. If you want to go dairy free, however, you can replace milk with unsweetened soy milk in most recipes.

When buying canned vegetables, look for low-sodium versions or the label "no salt added" to cut down on unnecessary sodium. You might also look for vegetables preserved in glass jars to avoid BPA.

Don't make the mistake of assuming turkey bacon is healthier than pork bacon. Read the labels and look for short ingredient lists (not too many artificial ingredients, preservatives, and other additives). If you're watching your sodium intake, pay attention to that too. It is also important to note that the American Institute for Cancer Research has stated the consumption of ANY processed meat could increase your risk of developing cancer. Although it is not yet clear what causes the increased cancer risk, it could be the preservatives or other chemicals commonly used during processing.

Although the body needs salt to survive, most of us get too much. The problem with consuming too much salt (what chemists call "sodium chloride") is actually the sodium part, which is why people concerned about high blood pressure go on low-sodium diets. If you are trying to reduce salt in your diet, you can try salt substitutes like potassium chloride or try to make do with less salt by using more black pepper, herbs, and spices.

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Price Tips

Most dairy products stay good well past their sell-by date. Instead of throwing out perfectly safe food that is just a few days or maybe even a week or two old, make sure the product smells fine, has a normal texture, and doesn't taste funny. Sniff testing isn't exactly rocket science and it can keep you from wasting food (and money).

Cooking Tips

Store potatoes and sweet potatoes in a cool, dark place, and never put them in the refrigerator. At cold temperatures, the starch in potatoes is turned into sugar, affecting their flavor. For more information about selecting and storing potatoes, check out this lesson about potatoes in the academy.

Surprising tip: you will end up with better bacon if you add water to the skillet when cooking it on the stovetop. For large amounts of bacon, you can also prepare bacon in the oven.

If you have too much bacon (is this even possible?) you can freeze individual slices by laying them between sheets of wax paper. Even better, you can put them on a single sheet of wax paper and roll the paper in such a way that you can just unroll it later and remove however many slices you want.

Confused by the different types of cream — Most differences arise from the fat content of the cream, and whether or not the cream has been "soured" by adding lactic acid bacteria to give it a tangy flavor.

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Green Tips

To avoid antibiotics, hormones, and other nasties in your milk, choose organic whenever possible. If you can't afford organic, look for milk labeled hormone and antibiotic free. It is often less expensive.